factor in English dictionary

  • factor

    Meanings and definitions of "factor"

    • A doer, maker; a person who does things for another person or organization
    • An integral part
    • (mathematics) Any of various objects multiplied together to form some whole
    • (root cause analysis) Influence; a phenomenon that affects the nature, the magnitude, and/or the timing of a consequence
    • (transitive) To find all the factors of (a number or other mathematical object) (the objects that divide it evenly).
    • (of a number or other mathematical object, intransitive) To be a product of other objects.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      A doer, maker; a person who does things for another person or organization.
    • noun
      (now rare)
      An agent or representative.
    • noun
      One of the elements, circumstances, or influences which contribute to produce a result.
    • noun
      (mathematics)
      Any of various objects multiplied together to form some whole.
    • noun
      (root cause analysis)
      Influence; a phenomenon that affects the nature, the magnitude, and/or the timing of a consequence.
    • noun
      (economics)
      A resource used in the production of goods or services, a factor of production.
    • noun
      (Scotland)
      A steward or bailiff of an estate.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To find all the factors of (a number or other mathematical object) (the objects that divide it evenly).
    • verb
      (of a number or other mathematical object, intransitive)
      To be a product of other objects.
    • verb
      (commercial, transitive)
      To sell a debt or debts to an agent (the factor) to collect.
    • doer, maker
    • integral part
    • mathematical sense
    • influence
    • to find all factors of a number
    • In mathematics, an item that is multiplied in a multiplication problem; for example, 2 and 3 are factors in the problem 2 x 3. The prime factors of a number are a set of prime numbers that, when multiplied together, produce the number.
    • An abstract part of something.
    • element (e.g. in array)
    • A cognitive phenomenon that tends to affect the nature, the magnitude, and/or the timing of a consequence.
    • noun
      anything that contributes causally to a result; "a number of factors determined the outcome"
    • noun
      any of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when multiplied together
    • noun
      an abstract part of something; "jealousy was a component of his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an effective ingredient of a speech"
    • noun
      an independent variable in statistics
    • noun
      a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
    • noun
      (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity; "genes were formerly called factors"
    • noun
      one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer; "what are the 4 factors of 6?"
    • verb
      be a contributing factor; "make things factor into a company's profitability"
    • verb
      consider as relevant when making a decision; "You must factor in the recent developments"
    • verb
      resolve into factors; "a quantum computer can factor the number 15"

    Synonyms of "factor" in English dictionary

    integer, gene, cypher are the top synonyms of "factor" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of factor

    • factor ( plural  factors)
    • factor ( third-person singular simple present factors, present participle factoring, simple past and past participle factored)
    • lp  liczba pojedyncza factor; lm  liczba mnoga factors
    • factor (plural factors)
    • factor (third-person singular simple present factors, present participle factoring, simple past and past participle factored)
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